Oatmeal Dog Cookies Recipe

Dogs are always ready for dinner, so feel good about what you feed man’s best friend. Dinner for Dogs (The Experiment, 2012) allows you to do just that. Author and devoted dog lover Henrietta Morrison dishes out 50 tasty, nutritious and easy-to-make recipes to ensure our dogs eat the same quality of food as we do throughout their lives. The following excerpt from “Tasty Treats” is for oatmeal dog cookies, a gluten-free dog treat recipe.

I love cookie recipes that have no wheat flour. Oats are low GI and a very good source of soluble protein and fiber for your dog. Oat flour is made from ground oats and is a popular gluten-free option. This is one of the recipes that Lily has to fight me for! These cookies are a very healthy treat and a particularly good way to give your dog some added fiber. They are ideal as a midmorning snack.

Instructions:

2. Place the oat flour in a bowl and make a well in the center to pour the liquid into.

3. Put the oil into the well, or if you are using a hard fat, such as chicken, spoon it into the bowl and pour the boiling water over the fat to melt it. Stir with a knife or spoon and it will quickly form a dough.

4. Lightly dust a clean work surface with some of the remaining oat flour and turn the dough out onto it. You can either roll out the dough to around 1⁄2-inch (1 cm) thickness or just flatten it into shape with your hands.

5. Cut the dough into small pieces or use a small cookie cutter to cut it into discs. Place the discs on the cookie sheet and bake for about 20 minutes.

6. These cookies will keep for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container.

Per 4 ounces (100 g):
Calories: 340
Protein: 9%
Fat: 14%

Variations:
Mix one of the following into the oat flour before adding the oil or fat:

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